Man shot to death outside Anaheim motel on Beach Boulevard

A 51-year-old man was fatally shot outside an Anaheim motel on Beach Boulevard early Tuesday morning, police said.

Officers were called to a shooting at about 6:50 a.m. to the Anaheim Lodg, Anaheim Sgt. Shane Carringer said.

At the motel, just north of Ball Road, they found the man, who was taken to UCI Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

It appeared the man was shot in the parking lot of the motel, Carringer said.

Police did not immediately know what led to the shooting but detectives were on scene interviewing witnesses.

There was no one in custody, nor were there any immediate descriptions of a suspect.